CEP Publishing - Academic English Vocabulary 2020 Edition: All the Most Important Academic English Words

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This book contains all the most important Academic English words. This material is perfect for any serious candidate who does not wish to waste time researching and learning new vocabulary the traditional way. This book will make your learning more efficient with less of your own effort, which means more spare time to review other concepts. This is not just a regular dictionary with a bunch of words.

In this little vocabulary you can find only the most necessary Academic English definitions.

Abdicate To give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations. Abhor To regard with horror or detestation; to shrink back with shuddering from; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity. Abnegation The denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief; the act of not allowing yourself to have something, especially something you like or want. Abstruse Difficult to understand, especially when you think it could be explained more simply. Accede Yield to anothers wish or opinion; to agree to do what people have asked you to do (for example: The government acceded to their demands).

Acrimonious Marked by strong resentment or cynicism; someone or something is bitter or harsh in manner or speech, or rubs a person the wrong way. Adage Is a short, pointed, and memorable saying, which is considered a veritable truth by the majority of people; a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation. Adjure Means to command solemnly; ask for or request earnestly; to order someone to do something. Adumbrate To describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of. Affectation A deliberate pretense or exaggerated display; something that is not part of your personality but that you do to impress people. Agile When someone or something is agile, it can deal with changes quickly and successfully.

Akrasia Is a state of mind in which someone acts against their better judgment through the weakness of will. Allusion Is a figure of speech that makes a reference to a place, person, or event. This can be real or imaginary and may refer to anything, including fiction, folklore, historical events, or religious manuscripts (for example: When she lost her job, she acted like a Scrooge, and refused to buy anything that wasnt necessary). Amalgamate To bring together, unite; to combine different things to create something new. Ambiguous Means unclear or vague in meaning; having more than one possible meaning. Ambivalence Is a state of having simultaneous conflicting reactions, beliefs, or feelings towards some object.

Stated another way, ambivalence is the experience of having an attitude towards someone or something that contains both positive and negative components. The term also refers to situations where mixed feelings of a more general sort are experienced, or where a person experiences uncertainty or indecisiveness. Amend Means to make minor changes to the text (piece of legislation, etc.) in order to make it more fair or accurate, or to reflect changing circumstances. Amicable Means friendly, agreeable; characterized by or showing goodwill, peaceable. Annihilation Means a reaction of the transformation of particles and antiparticles when they collide into any other particles that are different from the original. For example, when an electron collides with e- and positron e +, they disappear, turning into photons.

Aplomb Unflappable self-possession, especially when in a difficult situation. Apogee Is the highest point in the development of something; a climax or culmination. In astronomy, it means the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is furthest from the earth. It is the opposite of perigee (the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite when it is closest to the earth). Apostasy Is the act of giving up your religious or political beliefs and leaving a religion or a political party. One who commits apostasy is known as an apostate.

Apotheosis Is the glorification of a subject to divine level; the highest point in the development of something; a culmination. Aquiver Shaking or trembling slightly, often because of strong emotion (like while watching very tense moment in a movie). Arbitrary Based on or subject to individual discretion or preference (for example: An arbitrary decision). Arcane Requiring secret or mysterious knowledge; understood by few; mysterious or secret. Archaism (from the Ancient Greek archaikos (meaning old-fashioned, antiquated)) is the use of a form of speech or writing that is no longer current or that is current only within a few special contexts. Archetype Means something that is considered to be a perfect or typical example of a particular kind of person or thing, because it has all their most important characteristics (for example: The United States is the archetype of a federal society).

Arduous Extremely difficult or hard, needing a lot of effort and energy (for example: An arduous climb; an arduous task). Arid Means extremely dry or deathly boring. If you describe something, such as a period of your life, as arid, you mean that it has so little interest, excitement, or purpose that it makes you feel bored or unhappy. Arouse To cause someone to have a particular feeling, or response; to cause an emotion or attitude. Aspersion Is a damaging or disparaging remark or criticism; slander. Assertion Is a statement, usually backed up by some kind of solid proof or reasoning; a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief.

Assiduous Means persistent, hard-working. If you call someone assiduous, it means they're careful, methodical and very persistent. Assuage Means to make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense (for example: Nurse can assuage someones pain with medication). Assumption Something that you consider likely to be true even though no one has told you directly or even though you have no proof. Astute Having the ability to accurately assess situations or people for ones own advantage. Austere Means stern and forbidding.

If you describe something as austere, you approve of its plain and simple appearance. Avail To be of use, help, worth, or advantage (to), as in accomplishing an end (for example: My attempts to improve the situation were of little/no avail). Avarice Means greedy desire for wealth or material gain. Backlog Means a number of things which have not yet been done but which need to be done (for example: Ive got a huge backlog of work to do). Bashful Self-consciously timid, often feeling uncomfortable with other people and easily embarrassed. Beguile Means to persuade or trick someone into doing something, especially by saying nice things to them.

Bellicose Inclined or ready to fight; aggressively hostile. Belligerent Aggressive and angry; aggressively hostile; pertaining to war or to those engaged in war. Benevolent Friendly and helpful; characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings. Bewilder To become perplexed and confused (for example: Beware of false people and situations that may bewilder you temporarily). Bias Means the action of supporting or opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way or different from the way you treat other people. Blare Means to make a loud and unpleasant noise (for example: If something such as a siren or radio blares or if you blare it, it makes a loud, unpleasant noise).

Boon Something that is desirable, favorable, or beneficial (for example: She told her husband that he owed her a boon). Boondoggle Work of little or no value done merely to look busy; an unnecessary and expensive piece of work. Brackish Means distasteful and unpleasant (for example: Brackish water is slightly salty and unpleasant). Brazen Obvious, without any attempt to be hidden. If you describe a person/behavior as brazen, you mean that they are very bold and don't care what other people think about them or their actions. Brusque Quick and rude in speech or manner; rudely abrupt, unfriendly.

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